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Discussion. 



The President : I think we have given this topic about all the 

 time we can spare it, and we will now take up another along the 

 same lines, and I will call upon Mr. Anderson to tell us about the 

 growing of strawberries for home use and market. 



Mr, G. A. Anderson, of Renville, then read a paper on the sub- 

 ject of ''Growing Strawberries for Home Use and Market." (See 

 index.) 



Discussion. 



The President: We will now change the subject somewhat, 

 still continuing on small fruit, but we will now take up the black- 

 berry, and Mr. Anderson will read a paper on that topic. 



"The Blackberry Patch" was the subject of a paper read by Mr. 

 Nils Anderson, of Lake City. (See index.) 



Discussion. 



The President : We now come to a very important feature of 

 fruit growing, and that is the harvesting and marketing of the crop, 

 and I will call upon Mr. Hawkins to read a paper upon that subject. 



Mr. Alfred O. Hawkins, of Excelsior, then read a paper upon 

 the subject of "Marketing and Harvesting the Small Fruit Crop." 

 (See index.) 



Discussion. 



The President : We will now take up still another branch of 

 small fruit growing, and that is the grape. Mr. Murray, of Ex- 

 celsior, has had a long and successful experience in grape growing, 

 and he will impart some of his information on that subject. 



Mr. J. W. Murray, of Excelsior, presented a paper on the sub- 

 ject of "How I Grew Grapes." (See index.) 



Discussion. 



Prof. Green : I am sorry that the students from the school of 

 agriculture cannot remain until the close of the session, but it will 

 be necessary for them to leave at this timq in order to get back in 

 time for dinner. We would have had many more students here than 

 we had this morning but for the fact that about seventy-five are 

 attending the stock show at Chicago. About seventy-five came over 

 this morning, and I think they have enjoyed the session. I had in- 

 tended to have thern go down in the basement and see the show of 

 fruit, but it is not all set up yet, and I think those that are inter- 

 ested will take it in later in the week. 



The President: We shall now change the .subject somewhat 

 and take up a more general line in horticulture, and I take pleasure 

 in introducing Mrs. Ida B. Thompson, who will tell us about horti- 

 cultural conditions as they exist at Duluth. 



Mrs. Ida B. Thompson, of Duluth, then read a paper entitled, 

 "Horticultural Improvements in Duluth." (See index.) 



Discussion. 



On motion of Mr. Taylor the meeting adjourned. 



